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ICELANDIC FISH CATCH MARGINALLY DOWN IN 2023

Icelandic fish catch marginally down in 2023

Icelandic fish catch marginally down in 2023

The total catch of Icelandic vessels in 2023 was 1,375 thousand tonnes which is 3% less than in 2022. The first sale value of catch increased by 1% between years and amounted to 197 billion ISK in 2023.

Of demersal species the catch in 2023 was 402 thousand tonnes which is 7% less than in 2022. First sale value of the demersal catch was 126 billion ISK which is 7% less than in 2022. Catch of pelagic species was 946 thousand tonnes in 2023, which is about 1% decrease in catch from 2022. The value of pelagic catch was 58 billion ISK in 2023.

Cod landings were down 10% on the previous year, haddock up 22%, saithe down 32%, herring more-or-less the same, capelin down 28%, blue whiting up 53% and mackerel up 9%.

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